Farmer Brown is making a garden 14.5 feet long and 8.75 feet wide. He puts up a fence 23.5 feet long and 17.75 feet wide. What is the distance from the fence to the edge of the garden? (The fence is the same distance from all sides of the garden)

you mean there is a path of constant width between the garden and the fence?

well
23.5 - 14.5 = 9
17.75 - 8.75 better be 9 :)
half of 9 is the path width
4.5 feet

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To find the distance from the fence to the edge of the garden, we need to subtract the dimensions of the garden from the dimensions of the fence.

The length difference between the fence and the garden is:
23.5 feet - 14.5 feet = 9 feet

The width difference between the fence and the garden is:
17.75 feet - 8.75 feet = 9 feet

Since the fence is the same distance from all sides of the garden, we can conclude that the distance from the fence to the edge of the garden is 9 feet.